During the talks held recently between
the two countries the indian side
expressed concerns over the build-up by
the chinese army in areas near the
eastern Ladakh sector, sources told ani.
Sources said there are reasons for
concern for the indian side as the
chinese are building new highways and
connecting roads. Constructing new
habitats and settlements near the line
of actual control and have deployed
heavy weaponry including missile
regiments on their side.
Sources said the military infrastructure
upgrade has been very significant as
their widening highways and new
airstrips are being constructed apart
from the main bases in Kashgar, Gargunsa
and Houghton. a major wide highway is also being
developed which will further improve the
connectivity of the chinese military
positions on the lac with the hinterland, they said.
Sources also said the chinese military has
also focused on building infrastructure
for its air force and army to keep them
hidden from the american and other
satellites also in the depth areas. The attempts of recruiting the tibetans
and basing them right at the border
posts along with the mainland han troops
are also gaining speed as they want to
use the sons of the soil to man the
highly difficult terrain where survival
has been very tough for the mainland
chinese troops.
Sources said that compared with winters
last year, the chinese are much better
prepared in terms of shelters road
connectivity and acclimatization. Rockets and missile regiments have been
deployed in rear areas controlled by the PLA in tibet autonomous region, the
sources said.
The deployment of drones from the
chinese has gone up significantly as a
large number of them have been deployed
for surveillance in the sector, they said. On whether the number of chinese troops
deployed opposite indian borders has
gone up in the recent past. The sources
said the chinese have focused more on
capability enhancement in that area.
The indian side sources said is also
much more prepared than last year as it
has also deployed whatever is required
by the forces to deal with any
misadventure in the region. The conflict on the northern border
started after the chinese army started
behaving aggressively and diverted
around 50,000 troops from a summer war
game in the aksai chin area to the
indian border which led to the creation
of multiple friction points on the LAC.
The indian side responded at great speed
and the chinese aggression was checked
with mirror deployment and other
measures. India has also diverted many of its
pakistan-centric armored forces towards
the high altitude border in areas where
tanks can maneuver in the cold desert.
The number of formations looking after
the highly sensitive border has also
gone up and now the entire eastern
ladakh area is covered and protected by
the security forces. A large number of measures have also
been taken to strengthen the troops in
the fight against the extreme winters
and mega airlift exercises have been
carried out by the iaf to help further
build up the winter stocking for the
next six months.
